Gurgue (la) (BIO-ORGANIC) - Margaux 2023

Yvesbeck.wine

89-90

byYves Beckthe5/14/2024

Einladende Nuancen von Kirschen und Brombeeren im Bouquet von La Gurgue 2023. Der im Auftakt eher schlanke Wein zeigt einen schmackhaften Charakter und verfügt über Tannine, die ihm ein wenig Breite und damit Balance verleihen. Ein samtener Wein, den man bereits in seiner Jugend genießen kann.

Jeb DUNNUCK

91-93

byJeb Dunnuckthe5/13/2024

The 2023 Château La Gurgue will be terrific, with beautiful red and darker fruits as well as some tobacco, graphite, and chocolate notes. It's balanced, medium-bodied, has fine tannins, and beautiful density. The blend is 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, and 14% Petit Verdot, raised in 15% new French oak.

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

89

byJane Ansonthe5/6/2024

Sappy and enticing ruby red fruit character, black pepper spice, fragrant cumin, good uplift through the palate. 25hl/h yield, impacted not by frost or midlew but by the heat in September on the young vines, 3.6ph. Harvest September 13 to October 2.

Vinous

89-91

byAntonio Gallonithe4/30/2024

The 2023 La Gurgue offers very good depth but is less expressive aromatically than it often is. Strong Cabernet Sauvignon inflections lend plenty of character. There's a bit of tightness in the tannins that suggests heat stress may have been an issue. I am very interested to see what elevage does here.

Vinous

89-91

byNeal Martinthe4/29/2024

The 2023 La Gurgue suffered a bit of frost on the Petit Verdot but was not touched by mildew, according to Claire Villars-Lurton. Picked at 25hL/ha, it has a crisp and pure bouquet with black cherries and a touch of violet—focused and delineated, though not complex. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy black fruit, just a slight and actually welcome bitterness surfacing toward the saline finish. This is kind of an old-school Margaux, and I like that.

Falstaff

92

byPeter Moserthe4/29/2024

Deep dark ruby, opaque core, purple reflections, delicate edge brightening. Floral, candied violet, black forest berries, blueberry, candied orange zest. Firm, tightly woven, fine heart cherry fruit, mineral, salty finish, a fresh food companion with fine tannins.

Alexandre Ma

91-92

byAlexandre Mathe4/28/2024

Wine Advocate

88-90

byWilliam Kelleythe4/26/2024

A blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and fully 13% Petit Verdot, the 2023 La Gurgue exhibits aromas of dark berries, licorice and boot polish, followed by a medium-bodied, fleshy palate built around powdery tannins.

Jamessuckling.com

92-93

byJames Sucklingthe4/25/2024

A fresh and focused red with a medium body and fine tannins. It’s crunchy, with good fruit concentration in the center-palate, showing plum and redcurrant highlights. Bright and firm at the end. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification.